Plans & Prescriptions
Pet health plans
Here at Moorland Vets, we know that a healthy and happy pet requires care and attention. We have created our Pet Healthcare Plan to make preventive health care simple and affordable.
We have included vaccinations to protect your pet against infectious diseases; treatments to cover them against internal and external parasites and regular check-ups. Early diagnosis of health conditions will help your pet live a longer and healthier life.
Pet Healthcare Plan is not pet insurance, although it is designed to complement it, and can be taken out even if your pet is not insured.
It covers the essential treatments your pet needs throughout their life. By spreading the costs of those essential treatments, it makes looking after your pet more affordable and gives you access to lots of benefits such as:
– Annual vaccination and health check
– Kennel Cough vaccine (dogs only)
– An additional two vet consultations during the year (if needed)
– A full 12 months supply of flea, worm, and parasite prevention appropriate for your pets’ lifestyle (cats and dogs only)
Pet health plans also entitle you to:
– 10% discount on routine neutering
– 10% discount on routine in-house dental procedures
– Free Microchip (if needed)
– Two nurse visits during the year (to include nail clips, anal gland expression and de matting)
For more details on our plans, please contact us on 01598 710575
Pet health plan costs:
Large Dog >25kg – £22 pcm
Cat care plan:
Any size – £15 pcm
Rabbit care plan
Any size – £8 pcm
Repeat prescriptions
From the 1st September 2023, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS, regulatory body the veterinary profession in the UK) is introducing new guidance on prescribing prescription-only medicines. The full guidance can be found here.
The new guidance requires that a physical examination of the pet has to be performed every time any antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals and antiparasiticides are prescribed. This includes topical preparations such as ear and eye drops and all prescription flea, tick and worm products.
This guidance is an important step towards ensuring responsible antibiotic use and reducing the veterinary impact on the wider issues of global antibiotic resistance and decline of insect populations.
What this means in practice is that your pet will need to come in for an in-person consultation every time:
– We need to prescribe medication for an ear infection (as most products contain antibiotics)
– We need to prescribe antibiotics for any skin problem, even if it is a chronic ongoing issue
– We or you decide to change from one flea/tick/worm product to another
– We suspect a urinary tract infection (just dropping a sample in for analysis is no longer sufficient)
– We suspect a gastrointestinal issue that requires antibiotics. Faecal analysis alone is not sufficient
We will be unable to prescribe prescription deworming product on the basis of a laboratory report alone; we will need to see the pet for a consultation and physical examination first.
For longer term prescription medication that is not an antibiotic/ antiparasitic, our usual policy of requiring an examination every 6 months (or every 3 months in some more serious cases) continues to apply.
Please be aware; we can only supply Veterinary Prescription Only Medications (POM-V’s) to animals under our care that have previously received the requested medication.
Pets requiring repeat medications will need to have a repeat set up on their record and will need to be re-examined at the appropriate intervals to ensure prescribed drug and dose remains appropriate.
If your pet does not have a repeat set up and/or their prescribing period has expired; we will not be able to dispense POM-V’s without a re-examination. Prescriptions must be paid in full on illation.
Please call us to discuss more complex requests or if you are unsure what medication you might need. Please allow at least 24 hours from requesting repeat medications to collecting them.
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